Linking the pacific meridional mode to ENSO: Utilization of a noise filter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 905-922

  Zhang, Li ^a   Chang, Ping ^b   Tippett, Michael K ^c  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA FLUXES; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITIES; BOREAL WINTERS; COUPLED MODELS; DIRECT IMPACTS; FLUX NOISE; LOWER FREQUENCIES; NOISE FILTERS; PHASE LOCKED; PHASE-LOCKING; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SPECTRAL PEAKS; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; SURFACE WIND STRESS;

AIR FILTERS; HEAT FLUX; IMPACT STRENGTH; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SEAWATER;

WIND STRESS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FILTER; HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NOISE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 64049083009     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2474.1     Document Type: Article

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